The successful candidate will be an innovative, dynamic and energetic self-starter with seasoned experience in their the legal environment.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Job Outputs:

• Provide legal advice, analysis and/or opinions on all legal matters.
• Identify any legal issues and impact that may arise from the changing regulatory landscape.
• Update existing legal policies on an annual basis and provide to for approval and sign off

• Formulate, implement and maintain a risk-based compliance plan on an annual basis.
• Conduct regular compliance monitoring exercises.
• Update existing compliance policies on an annual basis and provide to for approval and sign off.
• Manage complaints from the relevant regulatory bodies.
• Promote and sustain an ethical compliance culture.

• Prepare reports on legal and compliance matters when called upon to do so.

• Provide input on legal and compliance related topics and policies to HR for training purposes

• Consult and collaborate with all relevant external and internal stakeholders.

• Develop, implement and maintain a document management strategy.
• Manage of internal policies and guidelines (version control, change management).

• Complete Individual Development Plan.
• Attend learning and development courses.
• Participate in peer and team learning initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (LLB or B Proc) is essential
• Compliance Institute Membership
• Admitted attorney
• Valid Code 08 Driver’s license

 
Experience:

• 7 years operational experience in contract management 
  

• Computer literacy (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Relevant legislation and regulatory bodies
• The Co-operatives Act, the Companies Act and the Consumer Protection Act)
• Applicable legislation (National Credit Act, POPI Act, Consumer Act)
• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Report writing skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Influencing skills
• Analysing skills
• Planning and Organizing skills 
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Assertiveness
• Conflict handling
• Time management skills
• Judgment and Decision making
• Leadership skills